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This discussion was started because of a posting on Proverbial Wife. This is solely a biblical investigation, since, to the best of my ability, my life is scripture-driven and that is my touchstone for this issue. Social, psychological, and public policy issues will not drive this investigation, though we will probably examine in later parts…

In Henry VI, Part 2, Act 4, Scene 2, Shakespeare has Dick the butcher say, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” While no Christian could never accede to such wickeness, it being a gross sin and all, there are times one wishes for something like the scene from the Ten Commandments…

The Scott Peterson case has brought the topic of the death penalty back into discussion and numerous Christian writers have begun to comment on the issue (i.e. Proverbial Wife). I have a problem. I have stated before that to the best of my ability, I judge everything in life based on the premise of “sola…

I recently saw this again. It made the rounds a year or two ago and I still find it to the point considering President Jacques Chirac’s latest statements. Scene at a passport station in France A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France on a tour. Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83,…

One of the darlings of the left in the United States is Noam Chomsky, appealing to both hard-wired radicals and intellectual leftists ensconced in their sanctuaries of supportive thought, safe in the womb of that which they despise. Chomsky, like most of the left, ridicules all religious belief. He regards believers as his intellectual inferior.…

It has been a difficult few months. Looking back, I believe that I have never been as concerned, as spiritually engaged with the world around me, as focused on something I could not control, as I was on this recent presidential election. It felt almost apocalyptic. I have never felt like that before in my…

Resolution, one of the great words and actions in life. We have resolution. Now we can get on with the business of living and dealing with the problems that face us. Dear Lord. Thank you for your sustaining grace. Give John Kerry grace and peace in the days ahead and may the radical change that…

It is a canard of the left, though I think generally true, that big businesses have the best interests themselves, not of the public at heart. But at the same time those same liberals also believe that big government and big unions do have the best interest of the public, rather than themselves at heart.…

There is a misassumption at the center of a lot of people’s civic education. They believe we live in a democracy. We do not. We live in a republic. The distinction is significant and many want to see it laid aside, because a democracy is easier to manipulate, especially when considering those who are currently…

Hello! Welcome. Lend me your ear for a moment. Now that I have your attention I want to issue a sincere call to all Christians. I ask that you please pass this clarion onto everyone you know who calls Jesus Lord. It is one week until the U. S. Presidential election and the politics of…